We spent an hour wondering through the streets of Bangkok until, at 8am, we decided to grab a drink and a bite to eat. Me and Emma were still with Liane and Leo at this point. After a bit we dumped our stuff in Liane's hotel room and went out into the city. There was a massive market open, so we went to that and bought plenty of stuff... when i can put photos up, I'll show it all to you. When we left, we walked past some famous thai teenagers who were all in some...

We woke up early and had a walk around the city. We got a nice European continental breakfast before going to the big river. Then, on the way to the Grand Palace, we caught a Tuk Tuk and had our our own personal chauffer for a few hours for 40 Baht (70p). We visited some of the beautiful Buddhist temples and went to a travel agent today to sort out the next couple of weeks of our trip. Later that evening, we took an overnight bus South to Koh Phangan for the Fu...

We flew into Bangkok this afternoon and took a taxi to Koah Sam road - a place full of backpackers and hostels. We stayed in the 4 Sons hotel (full of Israelis!) and checked in. Later in the evening we had a stroll up Koah Sam road and grabbed a drink. There were hundreds of people in the street trying to sell us things, including a tiny 8-year old girl who cajoled me into having a thumb war with her. I lost, and had to buy a rose. We got back to the hotel, and t...